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Company · Keighley

The Embsay Steam Railway Trading Company, Limited

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 9

  1. James Suiter Sutherland 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Philip Francis Hurst 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Roy Nicol Cook 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Offland 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Terence Robin Bonsall 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Patrick Brian Thorne 2001-2020 Director View profile
  7. Henry Ernest Meyer 2008 Director View profile
  8. Martin Derick Cleaver 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  9. Anthony Douglas Shave Hinton 2017-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Incorporated
05/12/1989
Registered office
Keighley

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Embsay Steam Railway Trading Company, Limited is controlled by Martin Derick Cleaver
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-05, ceased 2022-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Derick Cleaver.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
£78,822
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

3.2y median 3.2y
average tenure
3.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02449181
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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